
Crystal Tai, Senior Managing Editor @ Jing Daily | The Fashion, Culture, & Lifestyle Trends Shaping Consumption In China
The Negotiation
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The Rise of the Asian Baby Girl Trend in China
The ABG aesthetic or style, as ridiculous as it might sound, Asian baby girl goes back to the whole kind of legacy of Chinese American integration. Some people say that this term actually came together in the 1990s and was influenced by African American hip hop culture. A reality TV show on YouTube profiled the lives of these Chinese Canadian girls who were partying around Vancouver at the time. It could be connected to certain lifestyles, but it really depends on like the context and the specific society that you're talking about.
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